Emma Freedman
Emma Freedman | |
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| Born | Emma Jane Freedman |
| Occupation(s) | Television and radio presenter |
| Years active | 2010−present |
Emma Freedman is an Australian television and radio personality, currently working as a host, presenter and roving reporter across Seven Sport since 2021. Freedman grew up on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne.[1] Freedman formerly co-hosted The Grill Team on Triple M Sydney. Prior to this, she was a weather presenter on Weekend Today and host of Sports Sunday on the Nine Network.
Career
[edit]Radio and television
[edit]In 2010, Freedman joined Weekend Today as a weather presenter, replacing Felicity Whelan, after which she shared hosting duties with Steven Jacobs as a weather presenter for Today. She was a regular contributor to the Nine Network's coverage of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival for many years.[2] Freedman was also a regular sports presenter on the Nine Network's Wide World of Sports and Weekend Today. In December 2014, Freedman was made redundant from the Nine Network due to cost-cutting measures.[3]
In 2015, Freedman competed in and won the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars partnered with Aric Yegudkin.[4][5]
In January 2015, Jules Lund and Freedman were announced as hosts of The Scoopla Show which aired on the Hit Network.[6] She was appointed national drive news presenter on Hit Network in September 2015.[7] In February 2016, she re-signed with Southern Cross Austereo to host the Hit 30 and Take 40 Australia across the Hit Network. In October 2016, she moved from the Hit Network to Triple M Sydney to co-host The Grill Team.[8]
In March 2016, Freedman rejoined Nine Network to host the Wide World of Sports.[9] She was appointed host of Sports Sunday in March 2017.
In March 2018, Freedman joined the team of presenters on Foxtel's Fox League channel.[10]
In 2021, she officially joined Seven Sport, hosting the 7mate feed of the morning coverage for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[11] In October 2021, she joined Seven's horse racing coverage hosting Sydney racing.
Freedman has quickly established herself as a major player in the Seven Sport stables, also working on their Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games and now cricket, AFL Brownlow Medal & Grand Final and V8 Supercars.
Writing
[edit]Freedman's ballet-themed coming of age novel, Turning Pointes, was published by HarperCollins in 2016.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Freedman is the daughter of five-time Melbourne Cup winning thoroughbred horse trainer Lee Freedman.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Emma's salute to the Peninsula by Andrea Kellett". Mornington Peninsula Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Emma Freedman gets new deal with Channel 9". Herald Sun. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ Emma Freedman sacked by Channel Nine shocks the television industry News.com.au 16 December 2014
- ^ Brennan, Bella (19 June 2015). "The full cast of Dancing With The Stars has been revealed!". Woman's Day. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Who will be Dancing with the Stars?". Yahoo TV. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Emma Freedman joins Today's Hit Network Mumbrella 30 January 2015
- ^ "Emma Freedman's new Network Role". 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Emma Freedman moves permanently to join The Grill Team as several on-air line-up changes predicted Daily Telegraph 11 October 2016
- ^ "Emma Freedman back at Channel Nine 14 months after sacking". News.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Emma Freedman joins Fox League team". 8 February 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Mediaweek (21 July 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Everything to know about the commentators". Mediaweek. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Turning Pointes". HarperCollins. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Emma Freedman runs her own race". News.com.au. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2012.